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E. SGANLAN, F. W.. KEIFEL, Jr. 8: J. ZIPP. PIREPLAUBAND GRATE.

No. 530,627. Patented Dec. 11, 1894.

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0i. John 2 9 UNITED STATES EDWARD SOANLAN AND FREDERICK KEIFEL, JR, OF LOUISVILLE,

KENTUCKSL AND JOHN'ZlPP, OF NEW ALBANY,' INDIANA.'

FIREPLACE AND GRATE.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 530,627, dated December 11, 1 894.

' 1 7 Application filed June 21,1894; Serial No. 515,310. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerns Be it known that we, EDWARDSOANLAN and FREDERICK W. KEIFEL, J r., residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, and JOHN ZIPP, residing at New Albany, in the county of Floyd and.

State of Indiana, citizens of the United States, have Invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fireplaces and Grates, of which the following is a specification, referencebewhich operates the upper damper is rounded so as to drop thelever on the pintle of the damper to allow the damper to close by its own weight. The upper damper is pivoted at its upper edge so as to belifted to open the same and thus acts to direct the smoke from the front to the rear and up the chimney so that the smoke and soot cannot escape into the room, avoiding the necessity of filling in or building up at the top of the grate.

It has fora further object to provide an. improved means for holding the lining in place,

the base of the lining being held by alug and the lining borders or clamping pieces at the top being self-locking. The roof isprovided with lugs adapted to engage under a cross piece to admit the body of the workman through the opening to fill in the back. The central portion of the back is formed independent of the other portions so as to allow for the necessary expansion and contraction. The roof, the frame and all the parts are detachably and securely held together and in position by three lateral bolts. The upper cross-piece istroughshaped to hold mortar whenit is built up at thetop.

' Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of the same, and in which- Figure l-is a substantially central, vertical section from front to rear. 'Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig. 3 is a front. elevation with one 'half of the front piece broken away. Fig. 4 is an end view. Fig. 5 is a similar view looking at the opposite-end. Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective showing the right hand damper operating mechanism. Fig. 7 isaperspective detail of the opposite end. Fig.8 is a perspective detail of the border clamps. Fig. 9 is a sectional detail showing the manner of securing such clamps.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the'details of the drawings by letter A designates the side pieces which, at their adjacent rear-edges are formed with the apertured lugs A to receive the connecting bolt A provided with the nut (1.

These lugs are shouldered as shown at a in flanges a as seen best in Fig. 2 which receive beneath them the upper lateral portion of the back. I B is the back formed independently of the side pieces and ofiset as shown at b at points near the top and bottom as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 being provided with the rearwardlyextending lateral portion B resting upon the shouldera/ of the side pieces and near its upper end with a rearwardly-extending horizontal portion B which is engaged beneath theflanges 0. of the lugs A. Above this lateral portion the back is formed with an inclined portion B having openings for the passage of lugs on theliuing clamps or borders, one of such openings "b. being seen in Fig. l and in Fig. 2 the-lugs of the said borders are shown projecting through the opening. This back is placed in. position betweenthe side pieces and the whole secured together by the bolts A and A as seen best in Fig. 2. V

The base portions of the side and back pieces areformed with upwardly-extending lugs A as indicated by dotted linesinFigs. 1 and 2 which engage in corresponding apertures in the lower edgesof the portions 0 of the lining brick. The end pieces are formed with lateral offsets and near their front edges are provided with apertured lugs a to receive the pintles d projecting from the grate D and with other lugs a to the rear upon which the rear edge of the grate is designed forest. The base portion of the end-pieces are further provided with the lugs a as seen best in Fig. 3 against which the base portion of the back rests and by which displacement thereof is prevented. The front edges of the end pieces are formed near the top and bottom with the lugs a as seen best in Figs. 2 and 3 to receive the screws or other means which are employed to retain the ornamental front portions in place. The back being independent of the side pieces and connected thereto in the man ner described is free to expand or contract without danger of breaking or of distorting any of the other parts.

The upper end of the inclined portions of the side pieces are provided with lugs d and these portions are connected by the crosspiece 0 which is trough-shaped in cross-section as seen best in Fig. 1 to hold mortar if required, in building up the top. A rod C passed through the openings in the lug a and provided with nuts 0. serves to bind these parts together as shown.

D are the clamps or border pieces that hold the upper edges of the lining section in place. They are formed with lugs d which overlap and conceal the upper edges of the lining sections and also with lugs d which project through openings in the back and end pieces as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5 which lugs are apertured to receive the locking pins 01 after they have been passed through the openings in the back and end pieces. These border pieces or clamps are self-locking as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 so that when all are in position they will be there retained even if the look ing pins are broken. The grate is provided with an ornamental front E and beneath this is an ornamental base E having one or more draft doors or registers e.

E is a removable ornamental blower or shield and E 'is the upper ornamental portion of the front frame piece which is secured in position by screws engaging in the lugs a as shown.

F in Fig. 1, designatesa removable summer. front which may be as ornamental as desired.

G represents the roof piece or frame which -is mounted removably upon the inclined rear faces of the end pieces. It is provided at its upper edge with the inclined or under-set lugs g as seen best in Fig. 1 which engage under the inclined flange c of the trough shaped upper cross piece as shown best in Fig. l. The flange at the lower end of this roof-piece is provided with openings to receive the lugs of the border pieces as seen best in Fig. 2. When the stop pins or keys of the lugs of these border pieces are removed the roof'piece may be removed by tilting its lower end upward until the lugs at the upper end thereof are disengaged from under the inclined flange of the upper cross piece. This roof piece or frame is formed near its upper edge at the left hand side with an open hook or hearing H in which is mounted for rotation the pintlo H of the upper damper I while at the other end thisroof or frame piece is formed with a loop or hearing 1-1 for the other piutle H of said upper damper, these pintles being arranged at. the upper edge of the damper as shown so that the latterwhen closed assumes such position by gravity and when openedit serves to direct the smoke from the front toward the rear and prevents its escapeinto the room thereby preventing down drafts in the chimney. It also avoids the necessity of filling in 'or building up at the top of the grate. The roof piece is formed with inwardly-extending flanges g upon which the dampers rest whenin their closed position. The roof piece is formed at the right hand end with an open hook or lugJ forming a bearing for the pintle J of the lower damper K. while at the opposite end is a bearing J for the other pintle J of said damper as shown best in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, the pintles of the lower damper being arranged atthe lower edge thereof as shown. This damper is removable from the inside by simply opening the upper damper and placing the hand through the opening and lifting the pintles of the lower damper out of their bearings.

Secured to the right hand pintle of the up per damper is a curved lever L which is of sufficient length to be engaged by an arm on the push rod L, which is mounted to slide through a guide L and through an opening in the front frame. The outer end of this rod is provided 'with an ornamental operating knob or handle Z as seen in Fig. at and at its rear end is provided with a lateral arm L which is rounded upon its rear face as seen best in Fig. 2 which is arranged in the path of the curved lever L as shown and at the rear end it is provided with an oppositelyextendinglug or projection L as seen in Fig. 2. To the outer face of the end piece is secured a rack bar L with which the arm L on the push rod is designed to engage to hold the upperdamper in any desired position. When not in use this push rod is designed to be pushed in where it will be out of the way. When it is desired to operate the damper the rod is partially rotated so as to bring the arm or lug L into a vertical position as shown in Fig. 3 in which position it is brought forward as far as it can be moved when, by rotating the rod toward the end piece, the arm or lug L will be engaged in front of the curved lever L when by pushing the rod inward the arm or lug L may be engaged with any notch or tooth of the rack bar and the upper dam- I to . per will be held in its adjusted position. When itis'desired to close the damper the push rod may be rotated away from the end piece when the lever will pass between the same and the edge of the rack bar and the damper will fall to its closed position by gravity or the rod may be pushed backfar enough to disengage-it from the ratchet or rackv bar,

then allow the'rod to slide out until the damper is closed when by simply turning the push rod until it is disengaged from the lever L, the rod is pushed into its place. The projection or arm L serves to limit the rotation of the push rod and is. a guide to the operator in his manipulation of the push rod. The lower damper is provided with a lug 70 adapted to engage the lugs 70' on the lower portion of the roof plate or frame to limitthe downward movement of said damper. This damper is provided at one end at a point near its center, with a lateral rod or arm M which is adapted to be engaged by the push rod N which is slidingly mounted in a guide N on the end piece of the frame and through an opening in the'ornamental front frame and at its outer end is provided with a knob or handle n by which it may be manipulated. The inner end of this push rod is provided with an open loop n adapted to engage over the arm M on the damper as seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, and is provided further with a lug n adapted to engage the guide N' to limit the outward movement of the push rod as shown best in Fig. 1

in dotted lines. a This lower damperis mounted to move inward beyond a perpendicular and is operated by engaging the loop in the push rod over the rod M and pushing or pulling the said-push rod to open'or close the damper. The push rod is rotatably mounted so that it may be turned to engage or disengage its looped end with the rod M on the damper and after opening or closing the'damper the rod may be rotated so as to disengage the loop from the dam-per rod and the push-rod pushed in out of the way. Usually, however, the loop will be engaged with the rod on the damper when the damper is open. When the damper is closed and the push rod in its innermost position and it is desired to open the damper the push rod is'pulled out until its lug 71. en-

' gages the guide N when the operator knows that it is in position so that when rotated its loop will engage the rod on the. damper and the latter may be opened by pushing inward upon the push rod.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed is-- 1. The combination with theframe and'the lining, of the self -locking lining border clamps having lugs and overlapping adjacent ends, substantially as specified.

. 2. The combination with the end pieces having. oppositely-disposed offsets with flanges, of a separable back-piece ofiset at the top and bottom and having lateral-portions engaging said flanges, substantially as specified.

3. Thecombinationwiththe end-pieces havin g lugs with flanges, of an independent backpiece oifset at the top and bottom and having lateral portions engaging said flanges, and bolts passed through said lugs and having nuts to bind'the back and end pieces together,

substantially as specified.

4. The combination with the end and backpieces and the upper trough shaped connecting piecewith inclined rear portion, of a removable roof-piece having under-turned lugs to engage said inclined portion, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with the frame and its upper cross piece, of an upperinclined dam per mounted to open upward and having one pin- "tle extended to engage its operating means wherebyit serves to direct the smoke from the front to the rear, thereby preventing down drafts in the chimney substantially as specified.

6. The combination with the frame and the roof-piece of a damper having one of its pintles extended to be engaged by its operating means and pivotally-mounted at the upper end of the roof piece to open upward whereby it, serves to direct the smoke from thefront to the rear and prevent its escape into the room, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with the frame and roofpiece, of an upper damper mounted to open upward and the lower damper mounted to open rearward and provided witha stop lug, said dampers having oppositely extended pintles I to be engaged by their operating means substantially as specified.

8. The combination with the frame and the dampers in its inclined portion and having extended pintles, of slidable push rodsmounted at-opposite ends for operating the dampers, substantially as specified.

9. The combination with a pivoted damper having-one of its pintles extended for the engagement of its operating means, of a push rod slidingly and rotatably mounted to operate said damper, substantially as specified.

10. The combination witha damper, mounted to open upward and having one of its pintles extended for the engagement of its operating means, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotatable movement and disconnected from the damper but constructed to operate it, as set forth.

11. The combination with a pivoted damper having one of its pintles extended for the engagement of its operating means, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotary movement and having a lateral portion to engage means connected with the damper, substantially as specified.

12. The combination with a pivoted dain- 7 per having one of its pintles extended for the engagement of itsoperatin'g means, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotary movement and having a lateral arm, and a curved lever connected with the pintle of the damper to be actuated by said arm, substantially as specified. a i

13. The combination with a pivoted damper, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotary movement and having a lateral arm, a curved lever on the pintle of the damper, and a rack bar for engaging said lateral arm, substantially as specified.

14. The combination with a pivoted damper, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotary movement andhaving a lateral arm and an oppositely-disposed stop, and a rack bar for engaging said lateral arm, substantially as specified.

15. The combination with a damper mounted to move upward to open, of a push rod mounted for sliding and rotary movements and provided with a lateral arm having rounded under face, a curved lever connected with the pintle of the damper and a rack bar engaging said lateral arm, substantially as specified.

16. The combination with a pivoted damper, having one of its pintles extended for the engagement of its operating means, of a pushrod mounted for sliding and rotary move ment and provided at its inner end with means for engaging a part moving with the damper, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD SCANLAN. FREDERICK W. KEIFEL, JR. JOHN ZIPP.

Witnesses:

SAML. L. NOCK, JOHN OKEEFE. 

